During Satya Nadella's decade of leadership, Microsoft has grown into one of the world's largest companies, valued at more than $3 trillion.
Nadella joined Microsoft in 1992 after a brief stint at Sun Microsystems and quickly became known as a leader capable of transforming some of Microsoft's key product portfolios across a wide range of technologies and businesses. Prior to being named CEO in February 2014, Nadella held leadership roles in both the enterprise and consumer businesses, including as EVP of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise Group, where he oversaw the company's repositioning toward Microsoft Azure and cloud services.
Under Nadella's leadership, Microsoft's cloud platform, Azure, has grown into the world's leading cloud computing platform. The company has also embraced the generative AI revolution and incorporated it into its consumer and enterprise services. Microsoft has made multiple investments in the AI ​​space, most notably its multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.
Revenue: US$211.9 billion
Number of employees: 221,000
CEO: Satya Nadella
Founded: 1975
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